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Chapter 53 Lion Slash
Boom!
Xia Tong suddenly launched a shield charge, shoving away a hybrid that lunged at him, sending it crashing into the wall.
This gave them a brief respite.
Xia Tong immediately took Elena off her back and quickly handed her ashes to the soldier Grek who was inside the team's protective circle.
"Carry her on your back! Protect her!"
Even with someone on his back, it doesn't affect the Grek soldier's ability to fire crossbows, since he mainly relies on stationary attacks.
But for Xia Tong, a frontline soldier, carrying someone on his back would greatly hinder his performance!
"Kurara, keep an eye on things."
Xia Tong issued instructions to Kurala through a mental connection.
At this moment, the umbrella-shaped entity had transformed into a blood-red Kurara. Its tentacles braced against the wall, and it quickly approached Miss Elena, hovering above her head to provide cover.
Freed from restraint, Xia Tong felt a sense of lightness throughout her body.
He immediately pulled out the Demi-human Queen's Staff from his back.
The radiant stone at the top of the staff slowly lit up, and magic power gathered wildly.
"Crystallization scattering!"
Dozens of incredibly sharp pyroxene fragments shot out in a fan shape.
At such close range, the bastards in front had no way to avoid the attack!
scoff!scoff!
One after another, the flesh and blood of the hybrids were torn apart.
Their muscles were mercilessly torn apart by the magic crystals, and their bellies were blasted open with one terrifying hole after another.
Blood was everywhere, flowing down the steps.
The strong, scaled hybrid that was originally at the front carrying the line was also hit by this blow, losing most of its body and collapsing to the ground.
dead!
Xia Tong discarded his staff and switched to a sword, thrusting the Lion Greatsword fiercely into the target.
The sword's edge pierced most of the way, completely ending its life.
After doing all this, Xia Tong looked down.
He then realized that his clothes were stained red with blood, clinging wetly to his body, most of which was his own blood.
He felt a strong wave of dizziness.
This time it wasn't due to mental exhaustion, but rather excessive blood loss.
Taking advantage of the moment when the mixed-race in front was stunned by the close-range burst of the Radiant Stone magic and dared not move forward.
Xia Tong quickly took out the Red Dew Holy Grail bottle and took a big gulp.
A warm current flowed through my body, and the wound began to stop bleeding.
He took a deep breath and took a few more steps up the stairs, closing the distance with the enemy.
Xia Tong put the staff and brass shield back on her back and gripped the heavy lion greatsword tightly with both hands.
As spiritual energy slowly flowed into the sword, the ancient blade seemed to sense the call, began to tremble slightly, and emitted a low hum.
Unlike the lion-shaped slash used when wielding the King's Army Greatsword previously.
This time, Xia Tong, wielding the genuine Lion Greatsword, seemed to have truly transformed into a roaring lion.
Combat Technique - Lion Slash!
Xia Tong's legs suddenly pushed off the ground with an illogical force.
He and the heavy sword, weighing several tens of kilograms, were instantly launched into the air!
He didn't jump straight up, but rather like a spring that had been compressed to its limit and then released.
He curled up in mid-air, using the core strength of his waist and abdomen to make the giant sword spin violently 360 degrees.
"Ugh—!"
The air was torn apart by the heavy sword, emitting a mournful wail.
The greatsword, having accumulated all its potential energy and power at its highest point, slashed fiercely at the scaled hybrid below with immense force.
This time, a strong, scaled hybrid used its immense strength to break free from the group of hybrids.
It originally intended to kill Xia Tong when he was exhausted and gain the first merit.
Who would have thought that it would now have to directly confront Xia Tong's long-suppressed anger.
Although this scaled hybrid is not very intelligent, its survival instinct still compels it to raise its long-handled giant axe and attempt to block the attack.
However, the force of this sword strike was simply too overwhelming!
Clang!
With a sharp metallic snapping sound and a dazzling spark.
The rusty iron handle was severed!
The Lion Greatsword's blade continued its momentum, slashing straight down towards its face.
laugh!
Even though hybrids have much stronger physical defenses than humans, they are still as fragile as paper in the face of the Lion Greatsword's sharpness.
The scaled hybrid was split in two from head to crotch!
Blood spurted out in the stairwell, splattering onto Xia Tong and also spraying the faces of the mixed-race people around her.
The ground was already splattered with blood from the battle, and this turn of events transformed the narrow staircase into a slippery pool of blood.
The red stream flowed down the steps toward the battle group on Ruthel's side.
The bastard above was stunned by the brutal scene.
They were momentarily intimidated by Xia Tong's imposing presence and temporarily halted their attack.
The bastards in front of Xia Tong all took a step back, their eyes filled with terror.
The torches above the spiral staircase wall burned silently, and for a moment, the surroundings fell into silence.
All that remained were the heavy breathing of the hybrids and humans.
Hybrids are not necessarily fearless.
Upon realizing that the defenders of Moen City were not strong, they naturally became vicious, cruel, and bloodthirsty.
But fear arises when they encounter hunters who are even more ferocious than themselves.
Tap! Tap! Tap!
Xia Tong's heavy footsteps echoed in the corridor.
He advanced step by step, while the mixed-race men retreated step by step.
Their previously arrogant roars ceased, replaced by somewhat fearful stares.
But one winged hybrid, blinded by rage, took advantage of its high position and suddenly jumped down.
It held a large iron machete and was about to chop off Xia Tong's head.
Xia Tong remained expressionless and casually wiped the blood from her face.
He slammed his left leg forward, shattering the floor tiles beneath his feet, and his entire body tensed instantly.
Combat Technique - Stepping Upward Slash!
scoff!
The greatsword swung upwards with unparalleled force.
Before the winged hybrid could even let out a scream, it was cleaved in two in mid-air.
When combat techniques are enhanced by spiritual power, their power is often amplified several times over.
After the winged hybrid died, two more winged hybrids, stimulated by the smell of blood, rushed towards Xia Tong.
But by this time, Xia Tong had already found his rhythm.
One slash each, cleanly and decisively cutting them in two!
Stepping over the corpses, Xia Tong climbed up four or five more steps.
Another tall, scaly mixed-breed man blocked their way.
Looking at its imposing body, Xia Tong gripped the Lion Greatsword in her hand again.
Again!
Lion Slash!
Xia Tong's body was launched into the air again, and after a perfect aerial spin, he slashed down fiercely once more!
However, this time the scaled hybrid had learned its lesson.
Instead of foolishly trying to block the attack with the axe handle, it raised its giant axe from below and delivered a full-force upward slash, attempting to exchange injury for injury!
when!
The greatsword struck the giant axe, and the enormous impact sent the giant axe crashing back and slamming into the scaled hybrid's chest!
Click!
His scaly chest caved in instantly, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood before collapsing to the ground.
Xia Tong stepped forward, gently lifted the Lion Greatsword, and slowly pushed it towards the throat of the scaled hybrid.
Blood gurgled from its mouth, its limbs twitched, and it gradually lost consciousness.
With the death of this powerful hybrid, Xia Tong made a rough estimate.
Along their way up, they've killed at least forty or fifty hybrids.
Just then, the surrounding free-floating life energy reached a threshold, then gathered around Xia Tong and automatically flowed into the Red Dewdrop Holy Grail Bottle at her waist.
The Holy Grail was restored to a full mouthful.
Xia Tong looked at the corridor next to the stairs.
He knew that he had finally gone up to another floor.
"Elena, there's only one last floor left, right? We'll reach the platform above Moen City, won't we?"
"Lord Xia Tong, are you alright?" Elena asked first, expressing her concern.
Irena, who was perched on the back of the Grek soldier, could hear clearly.
Xia Tong's voice was still steady, but it was already showing signs of hoarseness and exhaustion.
Before Xia Tong could answer.
Suddenly, the mixed-race people started howling loudly.
It was a rhythmic beat, as if it were transmitting some kind of signal.
Immediately afterwards, all the mixed-race people around started to echo him with "Awoo, Awoo".
Xia Tong was completely bewildered, and a strong sense of unease suddenly rose in her heart.
Sure enough, the next second...
These bastards, who had already been terrified of being killed, seemed to have received some death order.
Their eyes instantly turned blood red, and they became fearless again, launching a counterattack against Xia Tong like mad dogs!